Your Center for Arts Education AND Performance

Welcome to The Fine Arts Association. Since 1957, we have proudly housed all of the arts under one roof. Offering classes, private music lessons, theatre performances, concerts and cultural activities, The Fine Arts Association is dedicated to keeping the flow of imagination, creativity and expression flourishing.

Commitment to Excellence in the Arts
Our mission is to enhance lives through arts education, performance and advocacy. We reach out to the community, soliciting their needs and incorporating them into our curriculum and our performance season.

Educational Programs: 
Study in the arts remains an important ingredient in any chosen field, and The Fine Arts Association is committed to offering exemplary instruction in all the arts. Our professional faculty of teaching artists provide instruction in visual art, dance, theatre, music and music therapy. Such talent and commitment have enabled us to grow into the nationally recognized cultural center that we are today.

The Education Department creates customized off-site educational arts experiences in music, dance, theatre, the visual arts and music therapy. Current partner organizations include the Willoughby-Eastlake Schools, Painesville City Schools, Lake MetroParks, City of Wickliffe/Wickliffe Middle School, Hawken School, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and Peaceful Children Montessori. For information on Off-site Education Programs, contact Jeannie Fleming-Gifford, Director of Education at jfleming-gifford@fineartsassociation.org .

Supporting The Fine Arts Association...
The Fine Arts Association is a private, non-profit organization that relies on the support of our friends, alumni, students and parents - people like you. Your contributions to the annual fund, scholarship programs, endowments and special projects make it possible for us to continue to bring you the highest quality arts experience. It is your support that provides much needed funding not covered by tuition and ticket sales. To learn more about ways in which you can help support the mission of The Fine Arts Association or to make an on-line donation, please go to our Donations page.


An Investment in the Community
In 1957, founders James and Louise Savage saw a need in our community - a yearning for a richer cultural and artistic education. They and a growing staff of instructors and volunteers nourished what is now a learning institution with more than sixty faculty members representing all of the arts. Disabled and economically disadvantaged students attend many of the programs at no cost. In addition, we support gifted and lower-income students through annually awarded scholarships made possible by the United Way or Lake County, the Women's Committee of The Fine Arts Association, and and other special funders. The Fine Arts Association continues to invest time, money, education and hope in the growth of our community.